2023 Kia EV6 Drops Base Trim, Beginning Value Jumps To Practically $50,000

There are some modifications to the 2023 Kia EV6 lineup. The corporate eliminates the bottom Gentle trim degree, making the Wind the entry-level grade, in keeping with Vehicles Direct. This implies the least costly mannequin now prices $49,795 after the $1,295 vacation spot cost, which is $7,100 greater than the 2022 mannequin.

The 2023 EV6 Wind can be $1,000 costlier than final 12 months. Motor1.com reached out to Kia for trim-by-trim pricing.

The 2022 EV6 Gentle got here solely with rear-wheel drive and a 58-kilowatt-hour battery pack. It has a single electrical motor making 168 horsepower (125 kilowatts). This trim degree can attain 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in 8.0 seconds. The estimated vary is 232 miles (373 kilometers).

The EV6 Wind is offered in rear- and all-wheel drive. No matter configuration, it has a 77.4-kWh battery. The one-motor, rear-drive model makes 225 hp (168 KW) and has a 310-mile (499-kilometer) vary. The twin-motor, AWD variant has 320 hp (239 kW) and may go 282 miles (454 kilometers).

The GT-Line trim has the identical powertrain choices because the Wind grade. The most important distinction is that the AWD variant comes with 20-inch wheels, fairly than a 19-inch design on the lesser mannequin. This causes the vary to fall to 252 miles (406 kilometers).

The massive addition to the 2023 EV6 lineup is the GT mannequin. This performance-focused automobile has two electrical motors making a complete of 576 hp (430 kW). It will possibly attain 60 mph in 3.4 seconds and has a prime velocity of 161 mph (259 kph). The vary is 206 miles (332 kilometers).

Kia started delivering the EV6 to sellers within the US in February 2022. As of October, the corporate moved 18,750 items up to now this 12 months.

The EV6 earned honors in its first 12 months available on the market. It gained automobile of the 12 months in Europe. The automobile was additionally a finalist for World Automobile of the 12 months however misplaced to the Hyundai Ioniq 5 – a mannequin using on the identical platform because the Kia.